Thesaurus results for SCAMMER

scammer

noun

ˈska-mər

Definition of scammer

as in cheat

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles

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Recent Examples of scammer Online booking sites can be risky, especially since scammers can pay for their fake websites to move to the top of search engine results pages. — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, payment scams aren’t the only ways scammers might try to get your personal details. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, scammers have learned how to turn those codes against us. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 But Arday was not greeted as a risible scammer endemic to the times. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scammer

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Noun

The Irish will always be able to run the ball, but without those two cheat codes, more pressure falls on Carr and another group of unproven receivers to make chunk plays.

— Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
In the end, my cheat-code pie crust worked just fine and all was well.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026

Definition of cheat

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The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of dodger

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The data illustrates how sharks can cover vast distances in a year, said Bradley Peterson, the Stony Brook University marine scientist working with Metzger this particular day.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
How to stay safe Unprovoked shark attacks are relatively rare in the United States.

— Heather McCarron, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of shark

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